Nick Luck Daily Podcast

Nick brings you today's episode from South Florida ahead of tonight's Eclipse awards and Saturday's Pegasus World Cup. Prominent owner and industry figure Mike Repole is up first today, launching his most coruscating attack yet on the industry institutions and entities that he announced earlier in the week would be issued with his wide ranging lawsuit. Nick tries to get to the bottom of what Repole is trying to achieve and what has motivated this course of action. Commentary today comes from Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead, who also looks ahead to Cheltenham this weekend, while Saffie Osborne looks ahead to what could be her first Group One winner in Dubai, and owner/breeder Dave Armstrong delights in the success of his stallion Kingston Hill.

Nick goes night fishing in South Florida with fashion entrepreneur and prominent racehorse owner Andrew Rosen, seeing Miami like never before under the guidance of skipper Russell Kleppinger. Nick welcomes James Willoughby back to the podcast to cast a critical eye over the outcome of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings, while - in the company of Jane Mangan - the show looks back at yesterday's ceremony and forward to the best of this week's jump racing. JA McGrath has the latest from Hong Kong, Sebastian Hutch has news of the Inglis Classic Sale, and British Racing School CEO Andrew Braithwaite drops in to tell us about the new Rider Development Pathway.

Nick - in South Florida ahead of the Pegasus World Cup - is joined by award winning Racing Post writer Jonathan Harding, who reports from the UK ahead of Cheltenham Trials Day. We hear from a confident Jimmy Mangan about the chances of Spillane's Tower in this weekend's Cotswold Chase, while French agent Bertrand le Metayer details the long road back to the racecourse for Cleeve Hurdle entry Theleme, plus Dan Barber looks at trainers in form through the Timeform lens. In Florida, Nick catches up at some length with colourful and charismatic owner Michael Iavarone, whose quest to finally have a winner on Pegasus Day sees him with eleven runners on the card. Meanwhile, Ellerslie Park Executive GM Craig Baker has news of this weekend's big fixture in New Zealand, the Karaka Millions, while James McDonald pays his own tribute to the retiring Via Sistina, and offers justification for the decision to race Romantic Warrior exclusively in Hong Kong this year.

Nick is joined by Mirror man David Yates to take a canter round the racing world. First today, Harry Skelton talks Protektorat, Thistle Ask, breaking a new record, and reveals that he will keep the ride on The New Lion at the weekend. Also on today's show, Stephen Hillen - the man who made the career of Via Sistina - reflects upon her extraordinary story and career. Plus, Adam Mills on what we learned from the Clarence House Chase data, Dan Barber on the performance of Old Park Star, and NTF CEO Paul Johnson on a new editorial partnership with Racecourse Media Group.

This week's Saturday Edition is a wrap up of the action from Magic Millions this week, where Nick has been and we've heard some great stories throughout. In this show you'll hear from Tom Magnier who's signed for the joint top lot, Magic Millions owner Gerry Harvey on how he values his stock before they go through the ring before an incredibly moving interview with 18yr old Spencer Connelly and his journey with KIDS Foundation and finally John Warren compares the experience with that in the UK.